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Filed under: Culture, Handsets, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Studies, Misc

No, not that Storm silly — that storm. As cellphone users around the globe put off that once imminent upgrade purchase in order to make the mortgage and feed the family, (most) handset makers are obviously feeling the pinch. A fresh report from The Wall Street Journal pretty much reiterates much of what we’ve already heard, but still dives deeper into which companies are bes. positioned to escape the madness. As predicted, HTC, Apple and Nokia were all pinpointed as being able to make it through tough economic times without losing their proverbial hats, but Bot. Motorola and Sony Ericsson could be facing insurmountable odds. Granted, it’s not like either firm has really been killing it of late, but it’s a pretty bad time to be struggling, regardless. The takeaway? Don’t be shocked to see some wild stuff go down in the mobile space — all bets are off at this point.

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Motorola and SE pinpointed, may face tough time “weathering the storm” originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Motorola

Ugh, it seems like Thursday is shaping up to be another sad Moto day. The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Sanjay Jha, former Qualcomm exec and Motorola co-CEO tasked with resurrecting Motorola’s mobile-devices division, is about to slash jobs in an effort to bring costs and production under control. Though obviously unwelcome news, it likely won’t come as a surprise to employees since Jha reportedly told them that Motorola has two to three times as many employees working on individual projects compared to its competitors. Cuts will likely number in the “thousands,” according to the WSJ’s sources, and could come as early as Thursday when Motorola declare earnings… or more likely, lack thereof. Motorola has already shed 10,000 jobs since the start of 2007. In addition to job cuts, Jha plans to “scrap dozens of phone designs” while scaling back its mobile-OS inventory from more than a half-dozen to just three: Android for multi-media and Internet showcase phones, Windows Mobile for ho-hum business devices, and its own P2K for low-end phones. Moto will likely outsource at least some of its WinMo phone production as well. As to his motivation: $100 million and 3 percent stock if Mr. Jha manages to spin-out the mobile devices division into an independent company by lat. 2010. $30 million if he fails. Win-win, eh Sanjay?

Motorola expected to cut more jobs as it simplifies around Android originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Motorola

Ugh, it seems like Thursday is shaping up to be another sad Moto day. The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Sanjay Jha, former Qualcomm exec and Motorola co-CEO tasked with resurrecting Motorola’s mobile-devices division, is about to slash jobs in an effort to bring costs and production under control. Though obviously unwelcome news, it likely won’t come as a surprise to employees since Jha reportedly told them that Motorola has two to three times as many employees working on individual projects compared to its competitors. Cuts will likely number in the “thousands,” according to the WSJ’s sources, and could come as early as Thursday when Motorola declare earnings… or more likely, lack thereof. Motorola has already shed 10,000 jobs since the start of 2007. In addition to job cuts, Jha plans to “scrap dozens of phone designs” while scaling back its mobile-OS inventory from more than a half-dozen to just three: Android for multi-media and Internet showcase phones, Windows Mobile for ho-hum business devices, and its own P2K for low-end phones. Moto will likely outsource at least some of its WinMo phone production as well. As to his motivation: $100 million and 3 percent stock if Mr. Jha manages to spin-out the mobile devices division into an independent company by lat. 2010. $30 million if he fails. Win-win, eh Sanjay?

Motorola expected to cut more jobs as it simplifies around Android originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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